Stephen Bannon surrenders after indictment on charges of contempt of Congress
Stephen K. Bannon turned himself in to federal authorities after being indicted on a charge of refusal to comply with a congressional subpoena over the Jan. 6 attacks on the Capitol. Stephen K. Bannon, the former Trump White House adviser who was indicted last week for defying a congressional subpoena, surrendered to federal authorities Monday morning and was released on personal recognizance after making his first court appearance in the afternoon. Bannon, 67, entered the FBI field office in downtown Washington after walking through a crowd of photographers, saying: “I don’t want anybody to take their eye off the ball for what we do every day. . . . We’re taking down the Biden regime.” In court, Bannon appeared in a green barn jacket and black collared shirt before U.S. Magistrate Judge Robin M. Meriweather, who read the charges against him: two counts of contempt of Congress, each punishable by at least 30 days and up to a year in jail if convicted and up to a $100,000 fine. Ban...